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Guy Hoffman

Guy Alan Hoffman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 9, 1956 in Ottawa, IL
High School: Marquette HS (Ottawa, IL)
School: Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1979 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Reds/Cubs/Rangers 1979-1988

Final Game: September 21, 1988 (Age 32)
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1979 22 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 23 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 26 CHW AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 29 CHC NL 33 20 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .067 .176 .067 .243 -32 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1987 30 CIN NL 36 48 45 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 .111 .111 .133 .244 -36 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1988 31 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 138 68 60 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .100 .129 .117 .246 -35 7 0 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 80 70 5 7 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 22 .100 .129 .117 .246 -35 8 0 0 7 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 36 48 45 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 .111 .111 .133 .244 -36 6 0 0 3 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 33 20 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .067 .176 .067 .243 -32 1 0 0 3 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 69 68 60 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .100 .129 .117 .246 -35 7 0 0 6 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1979 22 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1980 23 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1983 26 CHW AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1986 29 CHC NL 33 20 -2 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 1
1987 30 CIN NL 36 48 -9 -0 1 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $75,000 1
1988 31 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $200,000 1
6 Seasons 138 68 -11 -0 1 0 10 -0 -0.0 2 2 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.1 2 $275,000
CHW (3 yrs) 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
TEX (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $200,000
CIN (1 yr) 36 48 -9 -0 1 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $75,000
CHC (1 yr) 33 20 -2 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1986 29 CHC NL 20 17 0 0.0 103 .091 .067 .269 .176 .341 .067 .406 .243 .747 -32 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .214 .133 .000
1987 30 CIN NL 48 43 1 0.6 109 .167 .111 .274 .111 .344 .133 .426 .244 .770 -36 .024 -9.1 -0.9 .150 .022 .022
6 Yrs 68 60 1 0.4 108 .146 .100 .273 .129 .343 .117 .421 .246 .764 -35 .014 -12.0 -1.2 .167 .050 .017
162 Game Avg. 80 70 1 0.4 108 .146 .100 .273 .129 .343 .117 .421 .246 .764 -35 .014 -12.0 -1.2 .167 .050 .017
CIN (1 yr) 48 43 1 0.6 109 .167 .111 .274 .111 .344 .133 .426 .244 .770 -36 .024 -9.1 -0.9 .150 .022 .022
CHC (1 yr) 20 17 0 0.0 103 .091 .067 .269 .176 .341 .067 .406 .243 .747 -32 -2.9 -0.3 .214 .133 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1986 29 CHC NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.8 15.0 5.00 55%
1987 30 CIN NL 48 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 2.1% 20% 3.0 9.0 2.33 63%
6 Yrs 68 0.0% 27.9% 2.9% 1.5% 17% 9.50 3.2 10.0 2.82 60%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.8% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.63 6.5 41.6 8.4 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1979 22 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1980 23 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1983 26 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1986 29 CHC NL -2.9 -0.3 20 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 .69 -0.2 0.1 -1.2 -0.1 0.78 -2.1 0
1987 30 CIN NL -9.1 -0.9 48 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 1.01 -0.7 0.2 -6.4 -0.6 1.01 -8.0 0
1988 31 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -12.0 -1.2 68 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 .91 -0.9 0.3 -7.6 -0.7 0.94 -10.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1986 29 CHC NL 1 0 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 CIN NL 1 0 40% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 2 0 50% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1986 29 CHC NL 20 60% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 10 1 10% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1987 30 CIN NL 48 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 43% 13 0 0% 14 3 21% 34 5 15% 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 0
6 Yrs 68 65% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 60% 16 0 0% 17 4 24% 44 6 14% 6 3 50% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 29 91 20 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .067 .176 .067 .243 -32 1 0 0 3 0 0
1987 30 127 68 60 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .100 .129 .117 .246 -35 7 0 0 6 0 0
1988 31 138 68 60 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .100 .129 .117 .246 -35 7 0 0 6 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1986 29 33 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .118 .000 .118 0 33
1987 30 36 49 46 3 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 15 .130 .130 .152 .283 1 36
2 Yrs 69 69 61 3 6 1 0 0 7 0 2 19 .098 .127 .115 .242 1 69
162 Game Avg. 162 162 143 7 14 2 0 0 16 0 5 45 .098 .127 .115 .242 2 69

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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